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Svchost exe virus removal tool

It does sometimes ACT like one... :/

svchost is very annoying in the corporate environment since it is used for updates to company PC's. You can expect your system to grind to a halt on Monday mornings while the update runs.
 
Go to google, download the 2 applications.


Avira antivir, Free antivirus / antispyware software, runs great.

Malwarebytes anti malware... best free spyware cleaner I know of.

Scan your computer with one, then with the other.

You shoud be set...

+1, svchost.exe is not a virus...